Volume 1: Wulin Chapter 26: Jiang Xinyue, the Moonlight Man
The fishing boat's behavior quickly attracted people's attention.
In the past, some people tried to sail to Jiangxin Island, but few were able to reach it.
One reason is that when you get close to the island in the middle of the river, there will be turbulent water currents, and it is impossible to get close without certain skills.
On the other hand, Jiangxin Island has a mysterious protection. Most people who go there will lose their way and be washed away by the current. By the time they wake up, they are already far away from Jiangxin Island.
"This is because of an illusion!" Lou Jingren spoke with great confidence. He sat at the bow, talking to Lu Bai while observing the island in the middle of the river.
"By coordinating the flow of mountains, rivers and water, certain artificial arrangements are made, using light, sound, and even smell to mislead people's senses, thus creating an illusion."
Lu Bai suspected that he was cheating, but he had no evidence.
This thing does exist in theory, but it is only in theory.
It's like an optical illusion painting. If you draw a big hole on the ground, it will look very realistic from a certain angle and give people an illusion.
But if you look at it from a slightly different angle, you will discover the essence of this thing.
It is hard to imagine how much work it would take to take advantage of this visual error on such a large island in the middle of the river, and how difficult its daily maintenance would be.
But this is the martial arts dimension, so don’t take martial arts as a mystery.
Things like astrology and calendar, astronomy and geography, the Eight Gates and Nine Stars, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, the Three Wonders and Six Instruments contain real scientific and technological knowledge, but there are also mysterious elements in them.
If you are facing this kind of mysterious and technological truth, then I can only say that you are overthinking it.
Lu Bai didn't take it seriously. He was not good at these weird things. It was the same when he was on Earth.
He asked his senior how to practice martial arts to the top, and his senior told him to rely on his heart.
I talk to you about martial arts, and you talk to me about philosophy.
Anyway, after Lu Bai competed with his senior, his senior developed a stress response mental illness called "heart". His legs would hurt every time it rained. It was really unfortunate.
As the boat continued to move closer to the island in the middle of the river, some unusual phenomena finally occurred.
A bright moon appeared in the sky without anyone noticing, and it was incredibly big.
Everyone on the boat could hear the sound of rushing water. It seemed that there was no island in the middle of the river ahead, and they felt like they were sailing on the sea.
The waves became terrifying, and the vague feeling of fear made people feel terrified.
Luo Chuan looked at this scene and even felt that he was about to sink into the sea and be buried in the sea.
Luo Chuan turned around and looked at the shore. The shore had become a line, and seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him.
"Go back, go back quickly!" Luo Chuan couldn't help but shout out out of fear.
In a panic, Luo Chuan even wanted to grab the rudder.
However, at this moment, Lu Bai grabbed Luo Chuan.
The best way to deal with fear is not to face it, but to fight it with another fear.
When Luo Chuan met Lu Bai's eyes, his fear of the sea stopped instantly, as if the pause button had been pressed.
At the same time, he felt a deep fear towards Lu Bai.
“Master…Master!”
"Let me teach you a lesson." Lu Bai said with a serious expression.
“You can respect death, but you can’t be afraid of it.”
"No matter what, even in the face of death, you must remain calm."
“If you panic when something happens, it will be hard for you to accomplish anything.”
"Indeed, my friend Luo Chuan, if Mount Tai collapses in front of you and you remain calm, and if a deer appears on your left and you don't blink, this is a very important mentality." Lou Jingren also nodded and said.
"Of course, this kind of thing cannot be explained by reasoning alone, and even if you know it, you can't do it." Lu Bai smiled and picked up Luo Chuan and put him into the water on the side.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh Guala Gula Huala!!" Luo Chuan's constant shouting quickly disappeared after the water entered.
And as Lu Bai brought it up, he started shouting again.
"Brother Lu?!" Lou Jingren watched all this from the side and opened his mouth to stop it, but in the end he just sighed and said nothing more.
As an outsider, it was difficult for him to say anything when the master was teaching his apprentice.
If they want to develop a mentality that is not surprised by praise or criticism, they can only do so after reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, and enriching their knowledge and experience.
And Lu Bai's attitude towards Luo Chuan clearly shows that he wants a quick way to improve his mentality.
It was inevitable that Lou Jingren had the idea that Lu Bai was not the same kind of person as them.
Lu Bai doesn't care about these things. He won't become unlike himself just to please others.
While playing with the Luochuan version of the merit-releasing artifact, he looked at the surrounding environment.
I have to say that this illusion array really has some tricks.
The sea and the sky are one color, the moon is high in the sky, and the light makes everything seem dazzling.
They were clearly heading towards the island in the middle of the river, but suddenly, they lost their target.
Fortunately, he came with the scholars from Linjiang Academy, otherwise Lu Bai would have no choice but to swim underwater to see if he could get through.
"This kind of illusion is easy to break." Lou Jingren explained.
Although he had some opinions about Lu Bai's behavior, he did not distance himself from Lu Bai. He remained polite and maintained a friendly attitude.
"For example, if we observe the water flow beforehand, we can be sure that we are indeed heading towards the island in the middle of the river."
"Besides that, this bright moon actually has a flaw."
"As long as you concentrate, you will find that the light of the bright moon is gathering from all directions."
"The illusion array cannot take care of all aspects. There will always be some things that will reveal information belonging to reality. As long as you use this information, you can determine your true location."
What is tested here is actually astronomy and geography, such as the stars and the flow of water.
After some calculations, several scholars shouted "Happy!" and drove the boat straight towards the bright moon.
Then Jiangxin Island appeared before our eyes .
On the island's March Pavilion, the pearl is still shining brightly.
On the beach near the island, there is a special line of sand, which is sparkling, echoing the pearl on top.
"This is specially treated gravel that can reflect moonlight. Combined with the pearl, it creates an illusion of a bright moon." Lou Jingren said exaggeratedly, "What a great idea!"
"?" Lu Bai looked at him with a look of "are you kidding me?", but there was nothing I could do, I had little education, so I could only recognize that expression.
"The talented man of Linjiang Academy is also extraordinary!" At this time, a woman in light gauze flew down from the attic of March Pavilion.
Like a fairy from the moon descending to the mortal world, the bright moon in the sky seems to have become a foil at this moment.
At least next to Lu Bai, Luo Chuan, who had drunk enough water, was stunned at this moment.
